Ward runs automated tests for Minecraft datapacks. Tests are plain .mcfunction files in a test/ folder.
A test run with ward, results stream in live.
Ward comes in two parts:
| 🧩 Mod - Modrinth | Adds the test commands (/assert, /await, /fail, /succeed, /dummy) and a headless test server that streams results live. |
| 🐍 CLI - PyPI | Installs test servers and runs your packs on one or more Minecraft versions. Java and the mod are downloaded for you. Also ships a beet plugin that adds beet test. |
Quickstart
Install the CLI (requires Python 3.14 or newer):
uv tool install mcward[cli] # or: pip install mcward[cli]
Write a test in your datapack under data/<namespace>/test/:
# @max_ticks 20
summon minecraft:zombie ~ ~ ~ {Tags: ["target"]}
kill @e[tag=target]
await not entity @e[tag=target]
Ward finds your packs, picks matching versions, and runs the tests:
ward
Comments starting with @ are directives. They configure the test.
await and assert are the test commands.
Documentation
- Test commands:
/assert,/await,/fail,/succeed - Test environments: world setup/teardown around tests
- Directives:
@max_ticks,@environment, ... - Dummies: fake players and the
/dummycommand - Coverage: which parts of your packs the tests run
- CLI: the
mcwardCLI andbeet test
Acknowledgements
Ward is heavily inspired by packtest by misode, and implements its full command set.
1 maintainer
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